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i'm talking about these ar-15s, which with the high-capacity magazines and we saw them at aurora, the movie theater, the oregon shopping mall, and now we saw them in an elementary school. they're capable of firing if you have a magazine of 30, 30 bullets in a few seconds or even 100 in less than a minute. and, you know, this, make no bones about this, larry. the guy that went up to that school, adam lanza, he had enough bullets, enough magazines to eliminate the entire school. >> why do we need that? this is a question i have. i mean, i would get rid of the semiautomatic or narrow it down to extremely, extremely narrow stuff. but, again, why do we need these huge magazines? why do we need 100 bullets that sort of thing? why do hunters need that? >> why would a hunter need to have 100 magazine? what do they want to do? take a deer and destroy it completely? is that the sport? is that the fun? i thought hunting was about having one shot, if you're hunting for animals and taking that shot and experiencing your skill as a huntsman. there's no skill in blazing a deer with 100 bullets. ther
i'm talking about these ar-15s, which with the high-capacity magazines and we saw them at aurora, the movie theater, the oregon shopping mall, and now we saw them in an elementary school. they're capable of firing if you have a magazine of 30, 30 bullets in a few seconds or even 100 in less than a minute. and, you know, this, make no bones about this, larry. the guy that went up to that school, adam lanza, he had enough bullets, enough magazines to eliminate the entire school. >> why do...
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it reportedly happened after shootings in aurora, colorado and phoenix, arizona. gun sales in the last few years, smith andes withon reporting sales of $2 billion. topping last year's sales of are $2.7 billion. some site popularity of sport shooting but industry says there are two main reasons. one is concern of personal safety. two wsh concerns you won't be able to buy a gun. in short, people buy guns when they think they won't be able to buy guns. there is now an expired ban on assault rifles went into effect. warnings from nra, second term for president obama would bring near certainty of sweeping gun ban is fuelling sales. today shares of smith wesson and this could take sales to a 35% in gun sales this fiscal year. >> so tell me about background collection. i gather they are on the rise. >> right. the fbi saying it processed 16.8 million checks this year. november was the 30th month in a row correction increased, this time it a record of more than $1.5 million. it doesn't always translate into sales but there is certainly a measure of the growing interest in
it reportedly happened after shootings in aurora, colorado and phoenix, arizona. gun sales in the last few years, smith andes withon reporting sales of $2 billion. topping last year's sales of are $2.7 billion. some site popularity of sport shooting but industry says there are two main reasons. one is concern of personal safety. two wsh concerns you won't be able to buy a gun. in short, people buy guns when they think they won't be able to buy guns. there is now an expired ban on assault rifles...
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the guy -- the aurora theater guy used one of these adjusted 100-unit clips and it jammed on him. these things exist. we need to wrap our heads around -- even in our grief, the fact that there isn't a legal solution to this problem. when we started with the mental background checks, even if this killer had been in that system, he was able to steal the guns anyway. you're asking to make them disappear. it can't happen. >> the 1994 gun control bill lapsed in 2004. it needs to be renewed. i think some of these things -- again, i regard myself as pro-second amendment and pro-gun. i do not regard myself as pro-100-shot clips. jed, last shot here. there's a third issue. that's the security of the schools. this is a very difficult issue, security of the schools. in short, jed, how much can we do there to avoid having this hideous atrocity again? >> we can do a lot. what we need to do is give the teachers the training and the assets, the school administrators, to buy enough time, to protect the kids in the window of 2 to 20 minutes to allow the cops to get there. you do that through a lot
the guy -- the aurora theater guy used one of these adjusted 100-unit clips and it jammed on him. these things exist. we need to wrap our heads around -- even in our grief, the fact that there isn't a legal solution to this problem. when we started with the mental background checks, even if this killer had been in that system, he was able to steal the guns anyway. you're asking to make them disappear. it can't happen. >> the 1994 gun control bill lapsed in 2004. it needs to be renewed. i...
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one of the james holmes-a-psychiatrist there in aurora, contacted police. she broke patient/dr. confidentiality because we recognized that he represented a very real danger to the public. the police couldn't do anything about it. colorado's emergency commitment law like that of most states requires a person has to be an imminent danger to self and others. >> clayton, i think about, you know, how we try to figure out who is possibly a person who could perpetrate a gun crime and i guess we worry about, you think domestic violence, crimes of passion, you don't necessarily think that those people had pre-existing mental illness for that to happen. but, to do like a mass murder of strangers or children, just de facto seems like there has to be a mental health issue. people generally, going along what we would construe as normal upstanding citizens, they don't all of a sudden just snap and do something like this. >> no. >> is that safe to say? >> for the most part, people that commit any sort of murder are fairly atypical. yeah, you do have examples of people who, law-abiding people w
one of the james holmes-a-psychiatrist there in aurora, contacted police. she broke patient/dr. confidentiality because we recognized that he represented a very real danger to the public. the police couldn't do anything about it. colorado's emergency commitment law like that of most states requires a person has to be an imminent danger to self and others. >> clayton, i think about, you know, how we try to figure out who is possibly a person who could perpetrate a gun crime and i guess we...
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old, the guy who did the shooting in arizona, jared loughner was 24, the killer, james holmes in auro aurora, colorado, 24. you're a profiler. the first two were loners. the first two, loners, okay? what can we do to figure out how to greater identify people who potentially are at risk from this type of behavior? just going off the deep end, right? is it the men in their 20s? what is this? they're all 24. >> i just looked this up this week prior to any of this happening just to see if the statistics had changed but the age range for a great deal, high percentage of the violence occurs by males in the age range 15 to 25. so this is not inconsistent with that. that age range is -- those are the men, the young men who are -- if they are going to act out violently, that's the age range. this is consistent with that. >> why would you say that is? is it something chemical? is it something hormonal? is it just youth? is it recklessness? what is it? >> a combination of all of that. these cases, as horrific as they are, fortunately they're very rare. when you look at something as horrible as this, th
old, the guy who did the shooting in arizona, jared loughner was 24, the killer, james holmes in auro aurora, colorado, 24. you're a profiler. the first two were loners. the first two, loners, okay? what can we do to figure out how to greater identify people who potentially are at risk from this type of behavior? just going off the deep end, right? is it the men in their 20s? what is this? they're all 24. >> i just looked this up this week prior to any of this happening just to see if the...
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the exact weapon used in aurora made by bushmaster and no conversation time of cerberus selling. in terms of institutional pressure they can say to a firm like cerberus, next time you come to raise a fund, we're probably not going to be there. you saw this a couple years ago with a firm called premiera, they wanted to close a factory in ohio, last u.s. manufacturing company, some pensions put pressure on them and were able to change their mind. >> can the institutional investors big ones, nif them out there, can they put political pressure on congress to move this along or not. >> they can. they don't have a huge amount of money to do such things. i'll put it this way. compared to the amount of money private industry can put, there's no contest. >> dan from "fortune" magazine. thank you very much. sue, thank you. >> next half hour, ty, i'll look at the impact of the sandy hook tragedy had on gun retailers, then we'll talk with a leading mental health expert on whether mental health is being lost in the debate. back in 2:00. tdd#: 1-800-345-2550 let's talk about low-cost investing
the exact weapon used in aurora made by bushmaster and no conversation time of cerberus selling. in terms of institutional pressure they can say to a firm like cerberus, next time you come to raise a fund, we're probably not going to be there. you saw this a couple years ago with a firm called premiera, they wanted to close a factory in ohio, last u.s. manufacturing company, some pensions put pressure on them and were able to change their mind. >> can the institutional investors big ones,...
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that we're going to be serious about making sure that something like newtown or aurora doesn't happen again. there's a big chunk of space between what, you know, the second amendment means and having no rules at all. that space is what joe is going to be working on to try to identify where we can find some common ground. i've got -- i'm going to take one last question. go ahead. >> it seems to a lot of observers that you made the political calculation in 2008 in your first term and in 2012 not to talk about gun violence. you had your position on renewing the ban on semiautomatic rifles that then senator biden put into place. but you didn't do much about it. this is not the first issue, the first incident of horrific gun violence of your four years. where have you been? >> well, here's where i've been, jake. i've been president of the united states dealing with the worst economic crisis since the great depression. an auto industry on the verge of collapse. two wars. i don't think i've been on vacation. so, you know, i think all of us have to do some reflection on how we prioritize what
that we're going to be serious about making sure that something like newtown or aurora doesn't happen again. there's a big chunk of space between what, you know, the second amendment means and having no rules at all. that space is what joe is going to be working on to try to identify where we can find some common ground. i've got -- i'm going to take one last question. go ahead. >> it seems to a lot of observers that you made the political calculation in 2008 in your first term and in...
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elementary school in nutewtown or a shoppi mall in oregon or a temple in wisconsin or a movie theater in aurora, these neighborhoods are our neighborhoods, and these children are our children, and we're going to have to come together and take meaningful action to prevent more tragedies like this, regardless of the politics. this evening michelle and i will do what i know every parent in america will do which is hug our children a little tighter, and we'll tell them that we love them, and we'll remind each other how deeply we love one another, but there are families in connecticut who cannot do that tonight, and they need all of us right now. in the hard days to come, that community means needs us to be at best as americans, and i will do everything in my power as president to help because while nothing can fill the space of a lost child or loved one, all of us can extend a hand to those in need, to remind them that we are there for them, that we are praying for them, that the love they felt for those lost endures not just in their memories but also in ours. may god bless the memory of the victi
elementary school in nutewtown or a shoppi mall in oregon or a temple in wisconsin or a movie theater in aurora, these neighborhoods are our neighborhoods, and these children are our children, and we're going to have to come together and take meaningful action to prevent more tragedies like this, regardless of the politics. this evening michelle and i will do what i know every parent in america will do which is hug our children a little tighter, and we'll tell them that we love them, and we'll...
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other thing is these people who want to commit a massacre and something labelled a gun-free zone, the aurora shooting at that batman film took it as a gun-free zone. there were other theaters in that area showing the bat man film, but the shooter went to the theater that made it clear that no one there was going to have a weapon. >> you bring up a good point. i asked last night on the show to a gun control advocate and if we handed out signs, this is a gun-free home, zero, right? because they think they would be inviting people to choose them over somebody else who maybe does have a gun, right? we seem to think that this is a good idea in places where -- in public places where people congregate. it's odd because people want to advertise that they didn't have any means of protecting themselves. in places like israel there's almost always someone armed so schools do not get attacked that way or streetcorners where somebody might want to commit an atrocity. there's somebody in the area who is armed and, of course, 39 of our states have these shall conceal and carry laws and they're there becaus
other thing is these people who want to commit a massacre and something labelled a gun-free zone, the aurora shooting at that batman film took it as a gun-free zone. there were other theaters in that area showing the bat man film, but the shooter went to the theater that made it clear that no one there was going to have a weapon. >> you bring up a good point. i asked last night on the show to a gun control advocate and if we handed out signs, this is a gun-free home, zero, right? because...
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the massacre in aurora, colorado. we also have a survivor of that attack, and the man whose brother was injured in the shooting at the empire state building. they're all here to speak out in solidarity with the people of newtown, connecticut. first in lee shull. you're leading a campaign really from newtown. tell me about this. >> piers, thank you for having me on. first i want to express my condolences to everybody in our community suffering through this, not only the 27 victims, but the children and the teachers that experienced the tragedy themselves. they are suffering from this and have to relive these events. so our hearts go out to them. >> what is it that you would most like to see happen? we heard the president yesterday talk very passionately about the need to do something, that doing nothing was no longer an option. what should that something be? >> i think it's a multitude of things, piers. it's reasonable gun control. it's looking at emotional instability. it's empathy and compassion for our fellow human
the massacre in aurora, colorado. we also have a survivor of that attack, and the man whose brother was injured in the shooting at the empire state building. they're all here to speak out in solidarity with the people of newtown, connecticut. first in lee shull. you're leading a campaign really from newtown. tell me about this. >> piers, thank you for having me on. first i want to express my condolences to everybody in our community suffering through this, not only the 27 victims, but the...
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. >> the ar-15 as we've seen in the last three shootings, aurora, the shopping mall in oregon and now sandy hook, the preferred weapon for young men who want to transfer hundreds of bullets of rapid fire if you have the right magazines. the president has stated he wants to ban weapons like this. what is your view? >> i think we need to ban gun control laws from people who need to protect themselves. the problem is not going to go away if we ban this or that gun. we've tried that. that doesn't work. doesn't work in england. you have mass murders there. the solution is for people to be able to defend themselves at the point of the crime and not wait for 20 minutes for the police come. >> what you just said was an absolute lie. the gun murder rate in countries like britain or germany or australia, they've all suffered massacres many years ago, similar nature, they have 35 people killed a year. your country has 12,000. >> your murder rate is lower than ours that is true. >> lower? 75 against 12,000 in australia. >> violent crime rate is higher than ours as is the violent crime rate in aus
. >> the ar-15 as we've seen in the last three shootings, aurora, the shopping mall in oregon and now sandy hook, the preferred weapon for young men who want to transfer hundreds of bullets of rapid fire if you have the right magazines. the president has stated he wants to ban weapons like this. what is your view? >> i think we need to ban gun control laws from people who need to protect themselves. the problem is not going to go away if we ban this or that gun. we've tried that....
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then the aurora theater shooting, the worst in american history, there had to be some kind of change. but as the relatives of those who died who told me last night on the show, the president came and saw them and nothing happened. now, we have the worst school shooting in american history, is it ever going to change? or is the gun rights argument that was espoused to me earlier in tonight's show in that extraordinary way is always going to win the argument? or are other americans going to rise up and say enough is enough? >> well, i believe this terrible tragedy, taking the lives of 20 little people, the same age as my two youngest granddaughters, has affected america in such a deep way, that we're in a position to have, not just a discussion, but the action that i think is necessary to prevent a reoccurrence. for me, it has to do with two issues. it's a very complex issue overall. but there are two things that i believe we can and must do. as somebody who has worked in the field of mental health for 32 years, i believe we have to do a better job of providing services and early identi
then the aurora theater shooting, the worst in american history, there had to be some kind of change. but as the relatives of those who died who told me last night on the show, the president came and saw them and nothing happened. now, we have the worst school shooting in american history, is it ever going to change? or is the gun rights argument that was espoused to me earlier in tonight's show in that extraordinary way is always going to win the argument? or are other americans going to rise...
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contrast that to what happened after the aurora shootings earlier this year. at that time, the number just 24%. the question is whether this quick spike in public opinion change will reflengt any legislative changes down the line. zoraida? >> i know a lot of people are hoping so. emily schmidt, live in washington for us. thank you very much. 6:30 eastern soledad o'brien will be joined by congresswoman sheila jackson lee. the texas democrat is calling for an immediate ban on all assault weapons. soledad will be joined by senator joe manchin, the west virginia democrat is an nra member. he says now is the time to act on tightening up our gun laws as well. as we said, newtown schools will re-open today. but they will be open two hours later than usual. sandy hook remains an active crime scene. it is still closed. hundreds of newtown teachers and staff met with a national expert on kids and bereavement, as well as state mental health counselors. for the students and their families it is a return to healthy and helpful routine. here's sandra endo. >> reporter: in t
contrast that to what happened after the aurora shootings earlier this year. at that time, the number just 24%. the question is whether this quick spike in public opinion change will reflengt any legislative changes down the line. zoraida? >> i know a lot of people are hoping so. emily schmidt, live in washington for us. thank you very much. 6:30 eastern soledad o'brien will be joined by congresswoman sheila jackson lee. the texas democrat is calling for an immediate ban on all assault...
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columbine, aurora, virginia tech, tucson. peter reid's daughter was a freshman at virginia tech. >> god forgive us as a country if it takes a literal slaughter of innocents in a holy season to wake us up. >> reporter: the slaying of 6-year-olds and 7-year-olds in newtown, connecticut, has been described as a game changer in the debate over gun control. the brady campaign to prevent gun violence invited families to washington to press congress to renew the ban on assault weapons and pass other gun control measures. >> the only place that this is a contentious political debate is in that building behind us. and there's a disconnect between what the american public wants on this issue and what our electelect ed officials are doing about it. >> reporter: the national rifle association put out a statement saying, "we were shocked, saddened and heartbroken by the news of the horrific and senseless murders in newtown. out of respect for the families and as a matter of common decency, we have given time for mourning, prayer, and a fu
columbine, aurora, virginia tech, tucson. peter reid's daughter was a freshman at virginia tech. >> god forgive us as a country if it takes a literal slaughter of innocents in a holy season to wake us up. >> reporter: the slaying of 6-year-olds and 7-year-olds in newtown, connecticut, has been described as a game changer in the debate over gun control. the brady campaign to prevent gun violence invited families to washington to press congress to renew the ban on assault weapons and...
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as i recall after the shooting in aurora, colorado, they didn't see such a big shift. after some mass shootings, you do. this time, it's a bigger move. the question is will it gain more momentum, and will washington do anything about it? john has been looking at it. lawmakers from both sides of the party, even staunch members, staunchly backed by the nra are united in their grief and say they want change to happen, but will it? >> erin, sometimes it takes tragedy to make us confront reality. you are starting to see politicians on both sides of the aisle say maybe now is not the time to rely on ideology or partisan politics put to start taking a long look at the laws that exist around guns. not infringing on the second amendment, but taking a look at what reasonable restrictions can be put in place. in the last 24 hours, two leading southern democratic leaders, joel manchin and mark warner, said this event has changed them and they're open to new solutions. let's take a look at what m manchin told christine amanpour. >> who would think that children in america or anyone
as i recall after the shooting in aurora, colorado, they didn't see such a big shift. after some mass shootings, you do. this time, it's a bigger move. the question is will it gain more momentum, and will washington do anything about it? john has been looking at it. lawmakers from both sides of the party, even staunch members, staunchly backed by the nra are united in their grief and say they want change to happen, but will it? >> erin, sometimes it takes tragedy to make us confront...
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it also happens in the wake of these kinds of mass shootings, columbine and aurora shootings in colorado and now here in connecticut. vigilance is the bottom line. the public needs to be aware that these scam artists do exist. they are clever. they are smart. and before you give money, make sure it's a legitimate charity. >> now, i know in talking to noah's uncle, they have now -- they were able to get the domain name back. it's in the family's control, in noah's family's control and they will be using it accordingly. and i guess -- and i know in the coming days, we are trying to -- whenever the families want us to, to post any information on our website or cnn.com/impact about what's legitimate, what's moth. but is it hard for -- can you go after the people who do this easily or is that difficult? >> yes, we can. we take this very seriously. and keep in mind, a lot of the people who create these websites and solicit donations, they are actually well-intentioned. they are not trying to gain a system to benefit themselves. they don't understand that in order to create a charity there's so
it also happens in the wake of these kinds of mass shootings, columbine and aurora shootings in colorado and now here in connecticut. vigilance is the bottom line. the public needs to be aware that these scam artists do exist. they are clever. they are smart. and before you give money, make sure it's a legitimate charity. >> now, i know in talking to noah's uncle, they have now -- they were able to get the domain name back. it's in the family's control, in noah's family's control and they...
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points and the number stronger opposed went down five points and as i recall after the shooting in aurora, you didn't see such a big shift. after some mass shootings you do. this time it is a bigger move, and the question is will it gain even more momentum and will washington actually do anything about it? john avalon is looking into that. i know lawmakers from both sides of the party and even staunch, staunch members that are staunchly backed by the nra are united in their grief and say they want change to happen. will it? >> erin, sometimes it takes a tragedy to make us confront reality. and you are starting to see politicians on both sides of the aisle say maybe now is not the time to rely on ideology or partisan politics but take a long look on the laws around guns and not infringing on the second amendment but what reasonable restrictions can be put in place. in the last 24 hours two senators with nra ratings of a, joe manchin and mark warner said this event changed them and they're open to new solutions. let's take a listen to what senator manchin told christiane amanpour. >> who wo
points and the number stronger opposed went down five points and as i recall after the shooting in aurora, you didn't see such a big shift. after some mass shootings you do. this time it is a bigger move, and the question is will it gain even more momentum and will washington actually do anything about it? john avalon is looking into that. i know lawmakers from both sides of the party and even staunch, staunch members that are staunchly backed by the nra are united in their grief and say they...
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save another child or another parent or another town from the grief that'ses have e visited tucson, aurora, oak creek and newtown, communities from columbine to blacksburg before that, surely we have an obligation to try. >> surely we have an obligation to try, as newtown remembers. here are some other tragedies. adam lanza has been identified officially as the killer. that is his mother in better times on the right. nancy lanza. her home remains a crime scene. it will remain so for quite some time. the police aren't giving any indication right now as to a motive. they say they are accumulating quite a bit of evidence, including the hard drive of his computer at home. ape there computer, though, smashed. they also say that two adults at sandy hook elementary are recovering from gunshot wounds. now we are -- we are now hearing would survivors who were shot. they are expected to be able to help in the investigation. the police saying today when it is appropriate, when the time is right, they will be able to question those two adults further. we don't know when those 600-some-odd kids will be
save another child or another parent or another town from the grief that'ses have e visited tucson, aurora, oak creek and newtown, communities from columbine to blacksburg before that, surely we have an obligation to try. >> surely we have an obligation to try, as newtown remembers. here are some other tragedies. adam lanza has been identified officially as the killer. that is his mother in better times on the right. nancy lanza. her home remains a crime scene. it will remain so for quite...
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very emotional story to share and they included a father whose 24-year-old son was killed in arepo aurora, colorado, who shielded his girlfriend who the shooter took so many. a mother gunned down on a chicago bus. a father lost his 15-year-old son during columbine tragedy. and the list went on and on. and the photos kept coming out. their message, about 32 people are killed every single day by guns in this country and that it has got to stop. >> today, there will be 32 more families that know the pain and or that you just heard here today. so we pay a lot of attention and appropriately so to these mass shootings, the one that andre's son miraculously survived. but we also have to be aware this happens in our nation every day and as you're going to hear today, as a nation, we are better than this. >> that was dan gross, spearhead today's call for action. he's the head of the brady campaign which is a nonprofit that has long fought to reform the gun industry through laws and also through education, suzanne. >> current gun laws are as varied as states that govern them. george howell is takin
very emotional story to share and they included a father whose 24-year-old son was killed in arepo aurora, colorado, who shielded his girlfriend who the shooter took so many. a mother gunned down on a chicago bus. a father lost his 15-year-old son during columbine tragedy. and the list went on and on. and the photos kept coming out. their message, about 32 people are killed every single day by guns in this country and that it has got to stop. >> today, there will be 32 more families that...
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virginia tech shooter killed 32 people, six were murdered in arizona and 12 lives were taken in an aurora, colorado, movie theater. in each case the killers shows signed of psychotic behavior, severe delusions and paranoia. one of the murderers of columbine was later discovered to be a textbook psychopath and he even laughed while gunning down his victims. looking back, none of them had snapped. they had all left clues, pieced together after it was too late. hindsight. we still don't know much about the shooter who lived in this home but there is somethg else to consider, what medications, if any, he was on, and specifically i'm talking about antidepressants. if you look at the studies on other shootings like this that have happened, medications like this were a common factor. i want to be clear, i'm not saying that antidepressants can't be effective but people seem to agree there is a vulnerable time when someone starts these medications and when someone stops could lead to increased impulsivity, decreased judgment, and making someone out of touch. none of this is an excuse and it's neve
virginia tech shooter killed 32 people, six were murdered in arizona and 12 lives were taken in an aurora, colorado, movie theater. in each case the killers shows signed of psychotic behavior, severe delusions and paranoia. one of the murderers of columbine was later discovered to be a textbook psychopath and he even laughed while gunning down his victims. looking back, none of them had snapped. they had all left clues, pieced together after it was too late. hindsight. we still don't know much...
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we heard the same thing after aurora. the president has been involved or had to deal with four mass shootings during his presidency, and there's always a lot of tough talk, and this debate really intensifies in the days following these mass shootings, but then nothing really happens. we do see a slightly different tone where you hear lawmakers talking about going up to capitol hill and really pushing forward on something, but we don't know. we'll have to wait and see. right now there are a lot of other pressing, big pressing issues that are also critical here in washington. there's the fiscal cliff obviously that needs to be resolved before the end of the year. so we'll have to see once those issues are dealt with, whether or not there will be this serious effort to deal with guns. >> we'll see. dan lothian reporting live from the white house this morning. looking at that picture there beside dan. we're actually awaiting a news conference from newtown. authorities expected to brief reporters any moment when that begins. w
we heard the same thing after aurora. the president has been involved or had to deal with four mass shootings during his presidency, and there's always a lot of tough talk, and this debate really intensifies in the days following these mass shootings, but then nothing really happens. we do see a slightly different tone where you hear lawmakers talking about going up to capitol hill and really pushing forward on something, but we don't know. we'll have to wait and see. right now there are a lot...
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4,000 e-mails sent or received by james holmes accused of killing 12 people at a "batman" movie in aurora. a doctor was so concerned about holmes six weeks before the shooting but he didn't have him held for a mental evaluation because holmes was withdrawing from schools. >>> 11,000 cut in jobs from citi may not be enough. some critics say it needs more restructuring. the bank says it is improving efficiency. >>> kobe bryant is now a member of an elite group. the 30,000-point club. the lakers guard passed the nba milestone with this basket against new orleans last night. bryant joins wilt chamberlain, karl malone and michael jordan as only players to pass the 30,000 point mark. kobe is the youngest ever to do it. [ male announcer ] itchy dry scalp? get selsun blue for itchy dry scalp. strong itch-fighters target scalp itch while 5 moisturizers leave hair healthy. selsun blue. got a clue? get the blue. ♪ you make me happy [ female announcer ] choose the same brand your mom trusted for you. children's tylenol, the #1 brand of pain and fever relief recommended by pediatricians and used by
4,000 e-mails sent or received by james holmes accused of killing 12 people at a "batman" movie in aurora. a doctor was so concerned about holmes six weeks before the shooting but he didn't have him held for a mental evaluation because holmes was withdrawing from schools. >>> 11,000 cut in jobs from citi may not be enough. some critics say it needs more restructuring. the bank says it is improving efficiency. >>> kobe bryant is now a member of an elite group. the...
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that was after the aurora theater shootings in colorado. the abc "washington post" survey shows 32% oppose stricter gun control laws, that's down from 37% in august. the push for new gun control laws already in the works. dianne feinstein plans to reintroduce her assault ban -- assault weapons ban legislation. we talked so much about that. also new jersey senator frank lautenberg plans a bill that would ban the sale of high capacity magazines. take a listen. >> why do you think this moment may be different? >> because i think it is a logical continuum. if there should be a safe place in america, it is an elementary school. and here in this elementary school, look what happened. 6-year-olds with 3 to 11 bullets from this bushmaster in their body, 20 of them. is this america? i don't think so. and i think these incidents are going to continue until we do something to change the supply mode of these weapons out in our society. >> it is a gruesome image to think about. but how she said, this is america. i don't think so. here you have the presi
that was after the aurora theater shootings in colorado. the abc "washington post" survey shows 32% oppose stricter gun control laws, that's down from 37% in august. the push for new gun control laws already in the works. dianne feinstein plans to reintroduce her assault ban -- assault weapons ban legislation. we talked so much about that. also new jersey senator frank lautenberg plans a bill that would ban the sale of high capacity magazines. take a listen. >> why do you think...
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james holmes in aurora, shot 70 people. he killed 12. i spoke to the parents of one of the people he killed just now. this debate is not about the right to defend yourself in a home. it's about why america continues to allow deranged, young people to buy these semiautomatic ar-15s. i don't get it. you explain to me why, other than riots of 20 years ago, they should continue to easily purchase or steal these weapons? >> to be able to have a gun. piers, deranged people shouldn't be able to have a gun. if we talk about that, that's one thing. but your position basically is nobody should have a gun. you think the second amendment defends muskets as you tweeted. >> that's not my position at all. >> you tweeted that. >> i was talking about the way -- >> i have a copy of the tweet right here. >> i know what i tweeted. i tweeted it. it was my tweet. here's what i said. i said when the founders -- it's not funny. why are you laughing? >> because you're not telling the truth. >> stop laughing. it looks creepy. all right? let me turn to you, dan gr
james holmes in aurora, shot 70 people. he killed 12. i spoke to the parents of one of the people he killed just now. this debate is not about the right to defend yourself in a home. it's about why america continues to allow deranged, young people to buy these semiautomatic ar-15s. i don't get it. you explain to me why, other than riots of 20 years ago, they should continue to easily purchase or steal these weapons? >> to be able to have a gun. piers, deranged people shouldn't be able to...
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i know firsthand i talked with the victims from the aurora tragedy. to a person, they all say if there were another person armed, it would have led to more carnage. excuse me. i let you talk, let me finish. let me finish. if every one of the cases they say if there were more guns, it would have only led to more chaos. at the empire building shooting in new york. there were highly trained officers in the chaos and eight other people shot and every one was an innocent civilian and every one was shot by a law enforcement officer. >> we have the attorney for the responsible gun owners. you believe that there should be more guns in schools. snart? >> i believe those of us who are licensed to carry are responsible people and shouldn't be prohibited from carrying in schools or other places. in fact, the michigan legislature passed a bill last night and sent to the government for signature a bill that would allow those of us who are licensed to take more day of training including range time and be able to carry in the places where we couldn't carry before. >>
i know firsthand i talked with the victims from the aurora tragedy. to a person, they all say if there were another person armed, it would have led to more carnage. excuse me. i let you talk, let me finish. let me finish. if every one of the cases they say if there were more guns, it would have only led to more chaos. at the empire building shooting in new york. there were highly trained officers in the chaos and eight other people shot and every one was an innocent civilian and every one was...
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we had a baby killed in the aurora theater. and this is sort of horrific beyond imagination because there's so many young people. we've heard this before. and there is -- you know, there are people saying wait a minute, can we not do anything just as a knee-jerk reaction, we need to think this through. >> the tipping point on these issues whether it's taking on assault weapons or providing more comprehensive mental health or addressing the sort of culture of violence that prompts somebody to do something like this, the tipping point should have happened a long time ago. if this is the tipping point, then we're going to go down to washington and prompt a conversation that's long overdue. you know, a young man grabbed us in his church we were in sobbing saying, don't let this happen again. i think our job here is to not set expectations too high, right. this is complicated. and so we can't solve it with legislation. there are certainly going to be lessons learned. >> isn't that in the end sort of balance you have to take, in that
we had a baby killed in the aurora theater. and this is sort of horrific beyond imagination because there's so many young people. we've heard this before. and there is -- you know, there are people saying wait a minute, can we not do anything just as a knee-jerk reaction, we need to think this through. >> the tipping point on these issues whether it's taking on assault weapons or providing more comprehensive mental health or addressing the sort of culture of violence that prompts somebody...
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there seems to be a pattern with aurora and the shopping mall shooting last week. young men in their early 20s suddenly flipping and getting ahold of weapons and causing outrages. what is driving them? what is the possible background to what is going on here? >> working on a lot of these cases, there are a number of different causes that can be divided into two broad categories. one category is people who have that trait of a loss of empathy and inability to connect to other people and a history of cruelty or what people talk about as sociopaths or antisocial personality. at the other end people with brain disorders and serious mental illnesses that are untreated or because of what's happening in their life, exacerbated by stress. it sounds like the little bit that is coming out, we are more in a direction that this is someone with a brain disorder and other parts of the story that it may take years to uncover what triggered this. there is nothing sudden about any of these stories. that's the headline for me. it's sudden for us that this happened. as you begin to u
there seems to be a pattern with aurora and the shopping mall shooting last week. young men in their early 20s suddenly flipping and getting ahold of weapons and causing outrages. what is driving them? what is the possible background to what is going on here? >> working on a lot of these cases, there are a number of different causes that can be divided into two broad categories. one category is people who have that trait of a loss of empathy and inability to connect to other people and a...
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when you look at what happened in aurora, the governor said, a great deal of that damage was from the large magazine on the ar-15 rifle. i think we need to have that discussion and say, where is this appropriate? joining any now is the governor of colorado, john hickenlooper. thank you for joining us today. i think that things are so fresh here in connecticut, but you have been dealing for several months with the aftermath of what happened in aurora. i wonder if you have -- if i am misinterpreting you or interpreting you correctly that maybe you have some slight evolution on what ought to be done in terms of laws involving guns or ammunitions. >> first, let me just say that, the heart of every person in colorado goes out to every person in connecticut. watching governor malloy navigate, and i think done a remarkable job, but we would -- you know, our hearts are breaking there for them. we know exactly how they feel. we've been collecting and even as they struggle to process this we've had that distance since the shooting in aurora. i've really tried to look at what are the things that
when you look at what happened in aurora, the governor said, a great deal of that damage was from the large magazine on the ar-15 rifle. i think we need to have that discussion and say, where is this appropriate? joining any now is the governor of colorado, john hickenlooper. thank you for joining us today. i think that things are so fresh here in connecticut, but you have been dealing for several months with the aftermath of what happened in aurora. i wonder if you have -- if i am...
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. >> look at the aurora movie theater for example. several theaters showing the "batman" movie within a 20-minute drive. only one of those banned guns. he didn't go close toast his home or with the largest screen. he went to the one movie theater that banned guns. if you look at bans generally, you can't point to a place, chicago, d.c. where we ban guns and murder rates and violent crimes went up. in the uk in jamaica and ireland, island nations that banned guns, you can't find a place where murder rates have gone down. they have gone up usually by large amounts. >> you cannot find a place -- >> let me bring in. >> first of all, basically every statistic that john cited is pure bunk in terms of the fact that the more guns equal -- that's true. they were gun-free zones, but attributing that to the fact that this violence occurred, that's where i have to step in. listen, my brother was shot in a shooting on top of the empire state building which was chaotic. i know firsthand. i talked with the victims from the aurora tragedy. to a perso
. >> look at the aurora movie theater for example. several theaters showing the "batman" movie within a 20-minute drive. only one of those banned guns. he didn't go close toast his home or with the largest screen. he went to the one movie theater that banned guns. if you look at bans generally, you can't point to a place, chicago, d.c. where we ban guns and murder rates and violent crimes went up. in the uk in jamaica and ireland, island nations that banned guns, you can't find...
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the theater in aurora had a sign that said no firearms allowed. if you look at these mass shootings, where do they happen? >> in school zones. in movie theaters, doesn't that make an alarm bell? >> until 2004, following the ban on the assault weapons, there was a ban and now there isn't. why do you feel comfortable in allowing young people who may or may not be deranged to have such easy access to assault weapons. there wasn't a ban on new producti production. in the year where they discussed danning them. people wanted them for self protection before they were banned. all the ban did was put the guns on the street. what was the effect no fire arms at all. fire arms are bad. this past year you have a 35% increase of crime. >> do you now how many people got murdered with guns in brin tain? >> how many? >> let me give you, you are keen on facts, again, can you stop talking? let me interrupt. >> why don't you look at both sides. >> you said there is a massive surge in gun crime in britain. >> in the last four or five years you averaged 340 million pe
the theater in aurora had a sign that said no firearms allowed. if you look at these mass shootings, where do they happen? >> in school zones. in movie theaters, doesn't that make an alarm bell? >> until 2004, following the ban on the assault weapons, there was a ban and now there isn't. why do you feel comfortable in allowing young people who may or may not be deranged to have such easy access to assault weapons. there wasn't a ban on new producti production. in the year where they...
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. >> aurora, colorado 9 miles east of denver where there's a mass shooting at a movie theater. >> they same james holmes donned protective gear, through tear gas and fired. in the end 12 killed, 58 others wounded. holmes faces 152 charges. many victims continue to recover while others will never recover the loss they suffered that night. and number one -- >> unimaginable horror grips the
. >> aurora, colorado 9 miles east of denver where there's a mass shooting at a movie theater. >> they same james holmes donned protective gear, through tear gas and fired. in the end 12 killed, 58 others wounded. holmes faces 152 charges. many victims continue to recover while others will never recover the loss they suffered that night. and number one -- >> unimaginable horror grips the
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if you remember after the shooting in aurora there was a vigil in aurora, colorado and every time somebody's name was read, one of the victim's name was read, the crowd said back we will remember. and so with that in mind tonight, i thought we'd take a few moments to read you the names of each and every fallen child and grown-up and tell you what we can about their lives. charlotte bacon. was 6 years old. we will remember her. she was wearing a new pink dress and boots, a holiday outfit. charlotte begged her mom to wear it to school that day. her big brother was also at school that day but we're told he made it to safety. her uncle says she could light up a room. we'll also remember daniel barden, 7 years old, just 7 years old, daniel was a budding athlete. he swam, played soccer, was missing two front teeth. his family called him fearless. we will remember olivia engel as well, just 6 years old. she played tennis and soccer, was a ballet dancer and a patient big sister to her 3-year-old brother. her family said she loved school, colors, pink and purple and was going to be an angel in a nati
if you remember after the shooting in aurora there was a vigil in aurora, colorado and every time somebody's name was read, one of the victim's name was read, the crowd said back we will remember. and so with that in mind tonight, i thought we'd take a few moments to read you the names of each and every fallen child and grown-up and tell you what we can about their lives. charlotte bacon. was 6 years old. we will remember her. she was wearing a new pink dress and boots, a holiday outfit....
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he didn't explain why the killer in aurora needed 100 bullets in a magazine. what is the purchase of the mass slaughter. nor did he mention background checks. 40% of all gun trades, there's no background check. had he done any of those things, someone would have said, he's making some good effort. there was nothing. >> that's right. a guy like me who thinks there's just too many handguns in america and we need to do something about it, they would consider me extreme, right? but this was a moment for a rational sort of compromise that says to america, okay, guys, maybe this is too far. maybe you can't allow a person to come in with 100 bullets and slaughter people, our children. maybe we should stop that. the fact that they did not make even the most minor compromise or to give our president and our congress the confidence to say that this is extreme, or this kind of extremism will destroy america. we're already a country awash in handguns. everywhere you go, our citizens are being slaughters. when do folks stand up and have the courage to say to the nra, you a
he didn't explain why the killer in aurora needed 100 bullets in a magazine. what is the purchase of the mass slaughter. nor did he mention background checks. 40% of all gun trades, there's no background check. had he done any of those things, someone would have said, he's making some good effort. there was nothing. >> that's right. a guy like me who thinks there's just too many handguns in america and we need to do something about it, they would consider me extreme, right? but this was a...
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shooting in aurora, colorado, they had a sort of memorial service, and i remember the speakers would read the name of each person who was killed, and then the crowd would shout back, we will remember. we will remember you. that was so powerful. and i kept thinking about that today, our coverage tonight. we emphasize the importance of an awareness that evil does exist in this world, but that good always conquers evil and the only way we'll change is by coming together as a community, and that's exactly what happened tonight. people came together to support each other and to encourage each other. to let each other know there is a better way to live. we don't have to be afraid if we work together as a community. >> monsignor, i know it's been a long day for you, a horrific day for you. i appreciate you taking the time to talk to us. thank you. >> thank you. >> again, soledad, as we've been saying all night long and all day long, there will be many difficult days ahead. >> no question, for those who have lost children and those whose children survived. tough conversations. many were tell
shooting in aurora, colorado, they had a sort of memorial service, and i remember the speakers would read the name of each person who was killed, and then the crowd would shout back, we will remember. we will remember you. that was so powerful. and i kept thinking about that today, our coverage tonight. we emphasize the importance of an awareness that evil does exist in this world, but that good always conquers evil and the only way we'll change is by coming together as a community, and that's...
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consider the circumstance of aurora. since nobody knew for sure that a guy dressed like the joker was going to come in and start spraying bullets everywhere, in order for those in the theater to be armed and ready to respond, if follows they have to be armed at all times. that means you have a bunch of people walking around in the supermarket, at the starbucks, walking their dog, taking their kid to the park, all armed. over the course of a year, how off do you think that would lead to tragedy and how often do you think it would lead to safety? that's my question. >> pure accident, the three stories i read. president obama has flirted in his career with banning assault weapons. he's got a second term. he's not going to face re-election. is it time for him to show some proper moral leadership here and actually do something or try to do something? >> again, i'm not positioning myself as an expert, but as a private citizen, i would like to see him do that, yes. i would like to see him do that. i think that people on both si
consider the circumstance of aurora. since nobody knew for sure that a guy dressed like the joker was going to come in and start spraying bullets everywhere, in order for those in the theater to be armed and ready to respond, if follows they have to be armed at all times. that means you have a bunch of people walking around in the supermarket, at the starbucks, walking their dog, taking their kid to the park, all armed. over the course of a year, how off do you think that would lead to tragedy...
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shooting in aurora, colorado, they had a sort of memorial service, and i remember the speakers would read the name of each person who was killed, and then the crowd would shout back, we will remember. we will remember you. that was so powerful. and i kept thinking about that today, our coverage tonight. we emphasize the importance of remembering the victims. and we saw that tonight at the vigil, people were literally -- they were outside. it was so many people wanting to go. they couldn't fit in. what was your message tonight? >> our message, i thut this was a day about hearts. i witnessed this morning, being with the families, with them for almost six hours. compassionate hearts, broken hearts, caring hearts. really about love in so many ways, and love lost, but love that will never be forgotten. i encourage people tonight -- we've got to do something about violence in this country, violence in the media, violence in the entertainment industry. it is filling their heads with an awareness that evil does exist in this world, but that good always conquers evil and the only way we'll ch
shooting in aurora, colorado, they had a sort of memorial service, and i remember the speakers would read the name of each person who was killed, and then the crowd would shout back, we will remember. we will remember you. that was so powerful. and i kept thinking about that today, our coverage tonight. we emphasize the importance of remembering the victims. and we saw that tonight at the vigil, people were literally -- they were outside. it was so many people wanting to go. they couldn't fit...